Giving You the Benefit

Here we go, one two, three, four Lately, I've been trying to figure out your mind And why you keep dissin' me, poor little me And why you have a change of heart to turn it all around And then try to put it on me, poor little me But don't you know I can be a trip I can make things hard But baby, I believe that you still got a heart That's why I try to stop myself before I start 'Cause I can make it tough I can make it rough, but I won't Well, I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out And I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out Baby, work it on, work it on out (work, work, work) Baby, work it on, work it on out (work, work, work) Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh Baby, how could you be hanging out on the town And claim that you're missing me, poor little me When you knew all the time that you could've been With your homegirl lovin' and a kissin' on me Sweet little me Don't you know if you wanna be a man You gotta work real hard If you wanna make me feel like I'm your number one Then nothing in the world should make us part 'Cause we can make it work, if you take away the hurt from my heart I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out Well, I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out Baby, work it on, work it on out (work, work, work) Work it, baby (work, work, work) Keep trying to work it on, work it on, work it on, work it on out (Work, work, work) work it, baby Work it, baby (work, work, work) Keep trying to work it on out, mm (Oh) I can be a trip, but I choose not to (Oh, oh) deep inside of you, I think there's still good in you, boy (Oh) don't give me no reason not to trust you (Oh, oh) just take the benefit Don't give me no lip and I'll be sweet to you Give, give Give, give, giving you (giving you) (work) Give, give (work) Give, give, giving you I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it all out I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it all out I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt I'm giving you a minute to try to work it all out I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt I'm giving you a minute to try to work it all out I wanna give you, I'm giving you the benefit, woo! I wanna give you, I'm giving you the benefit I wanna give you, I'm giving you the benefit, woo! I wanna give you, I'm giving you the benefit I'll be giving you a minute or two (to) try and work it out I wanna work it, baby I'll be giving you a minute or two (to) try and work it out But don't you take too long I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it all out I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it all out I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt I'm giving you a minute to try to work it all out I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out I wanna give you, I'm giving you the benefit, woo! I wanna give you, I'm giving you the benefit I wanna give you, I'm giving you the benefit, woo! I wanna give you, I'm giving you the benefit I wanna give you, I'm giving you the benefit, woo! I wanna give you, I'm giving you the benefit